The state is going to reconstruct I-94 between 16th and 70th streets, including the Stadium Interchange.

The state is going to reconstruct I-94 between 16th and 70th streets, including the Stadium Interchange.

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Updated: 6:32 PM CST Feb 17, 2015

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WEBVTT YOU CAN KEEP TABS ON THE TEMPERATURES FROM THE PALM OF YOUR HAND. JUST DOWNLOAD OUR FREE WEATHER WATCH 12 APP. 160,000 DRIVERS GO BY MILLER PARK DAILY. IF YOU'RE ONE OF THEM, YOU'RE ROUTE WILL SOON BE DISRUPTED. THE STATE IS GOING TO RECONSTRUCT I-94, BETWEEN 16TH AND 70TH STREETS, INCLUDING THE STADIUM INTERCHANGE. THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO COST ABOUT $850 MILLION DOLLARS, BUT AS 12 NEWS' KENT WAINSCOTT REPORTS, IT WILL NOT INCLUDE ANY DOUBLE-DECKER ROADS. THE WISCONSIN DOT IS SCRAPPING THE PLAN FOR THE CONTROVERSIAL DOUBLE-DECKER FREEWAY ALONG I-94. INSTEAD, THEY WANT TO WIDEN AND REDESIGN THE STRETCHER FREEWAY NEAR THE STADIUM AND AWAY THAT THEY SAY PROTECTS EVERYONE OF THE GRADES OF THE CEMETERY ALONGSIDE THE FREE MAY. IT WILL EXPAND FROM SIX LANES TO EIGHT LANES. NEW THE CEMETERY, THEY WILL BE NARROW, 11 FEET INSTEAD OF 12. THERE WILL ALSO BE A FULL REDESIGN OF THE STADIUM INTERCHANGE, A NUMBER OF NEARBY RAMPS. THE PROJECT WILL RESULT IN A COMPLETELY RECONSTRUCTED FREEWAY BETWEEN THE MARKET AND ZOO INTERCHANGES. -- MARKET AND ZOO INTERCHANGES. IT WILL BE GONE OF THE DOD GETS HIS WAY. AND THE NEW PLAN IS NOT WITHOUT CONTROVERSY GREAT WILL HAVE MORE ON THAT COMING UP TONIGHT AT THE CLOCK. -- TONIGHT AT 6:00. MANY OF YOU ARE ASKING ABOUT THE PROJECT TIMELINE. A FINAL DECISION IS EXPECTED BY FALL OF THIS YEAR. THEN, THE D.O.T. WILL GO OVER ENGINEERING DETAILS OF THE PROJECT. CONSTRUCTION WILL NOT START UNTIL AT LEAST 2019. YOU CAN FOLLOW ANY UPDATES ON THIS STORY ON WISN.COM AND OUR

State to widen I-94, scraps double-deck plan

The state is going to reconstruct I-94 between 16th and 70th streets, including the Stadium Interchange.